The hardest Kilometer in the world.
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The hardest Kilometer in the world.
Hello...
I've put at https://www.gravityspain.com/Pistas%2...a%20Gelada.htm the pictures of what is the hardest kilometer in Spain and, maybe, in the world.
It's 20 % average and 34 % maximum ! At Benidorm, in the Mediterranean.
You can find the altigraph at https://www.rutasdeciclismo.com/index...657e0133325816
Is there something similar in the US or somewhere else ?
Hope you like my road downhill web: www.gravityspain.com
See you:
Capi
I've put at https://www.gravityspain.com/Pistas%2...a%20Gelada.htm the pictures of what is the hardest kilometer in Spain and, maybe, in the world.
It's 20 % average and 34 % maximum ! At Benidorm, in the Mediterranean.
You can find the altigraph at https://www.rutasdeciclismo.com/index...657e0133325816
Is there something similar in the US or somewhere else ?
Hope you like my road downhill web: www.gravityspain.com
See you:
Capi
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The first one out of my door, any day...
Those sound steep. Used to have trouble on some of the ones in San Francisco (like Filmore), but I don't know the exact grade, but there were steps along the sides for pedestrians.
Those sound steep. Used to have trouble on some of the ones in San Francisco (like Filmore), but I don't know the exact grade, but there were steps along the sides for pedestrians.
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Originally Posted by ShinyBaldy
Baldwin Steet in new zealand 38%
The Angliru has a kilometer that averages %17.5
That is after a kilo at 13.8% and before a kilo at 13.1%
The toughest thing I've ridden was only about 10% average over a mile.... there isn't enough altitude here.
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What approximate elevations and latitudes are these roads at, as higher elevation means less oxygen and a harder climb. Higher latitudes have an effect like gaining elevation but less pronounced, this comes from some mountain climbing doctor at the university that was speaking of altitude sickness. example: 1000 meters above sea level in Alaska has noticably less oxygen than 1000 meters in Kenya.
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I wish I had a way to calculate the % grades of some of the hills around here. The canyon behind me house has an altitude change of around 2000' ... maybe 2200' feet in maybe 12 miles ?? Starting altitude is around 5100' I think. It's a pretty tough climb IMO.
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Originally Posted by Devil
There is a hill near my house that is about 700 meters with a gradient of ~30%. Hardly anyone even drives on it.
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This wasn't bound to cause a "mine is steeper than yours" debate, was it?
Almost anywhere in Tasmania
Almost anywhere in Tasmania
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That looks to be as steep as the two climbs I did this past weekend. Wish I hadn't seen exactly "how" steep it was. Yikes! And yes, I'll be doing that again next year. It will take that long to get my nerves back. They're still somewhere on top. Oh, by the way, the two climbs were McKenzie Pass from Sisters to the Dee Wright Observatory and Three Creeks Lake Road out of Sisters. I have done the Pass three times now and have yet to make it to the top. Road blocked by snow.
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There is this mountain in the middle of Illinois that is steeper thgan anything you've seen in your life. I'm not kidding. It is, however, hard to find. Once you have conquered the Illinois Monster, as we locals call it, you know there is nothing that can stand in your way. You can spend a lifetime looking for this mountain, but it's there. Really. FEAR the Illinois Mountain ...
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Originally Posted by Moistfly
I wish I had a way to calculate the % grades of some of the hills around here. The canyon behind me house has an altitude change of around 2000' ... maybe 2200' feet in maybe 12 miles ?? Starting altitude is around 5100' I think. It's a pretty tough climb IMO.
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Originally Posted by capsicum
2200 feet in 12 miles is an average of a 3.47% grade.
Cool ... how did you calculate it?
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It's the ratio of the level distance to the change in elevation
Example 100 feet forward and 7 feet up is a 7% grade
7 percent = 7per cent= 7per hundred
cent means one hundred
You either have to use all feet or all miles 1mile=5280feet
Then you can use A squared +B squared = C squared,
C is always the hypotenuse A and B are the other sides.
in this case C=12miles B=2200feet find A
Then its just 2200/a * 100=%grade
For a rough easy quick estimate use
elevation change / road distance *100 = % grade
The steeper it gets the less acurate;
0.4% off at a true 20%,
1.25% off at a true 30% grade[it will give 28.75%],
and 3% off at a true 40%[result will be 37%])
Example 100 feet forward and 7 feet up is a 7% grade
7 percent = 7per cent= 7per hundred
cent means one hundred
You either have to use all feet or all miles 1mile=5280feet
Then you can use A squared +B squared = C squared,
C is always the hypotenuse A and B are the other sides.
in this case C=12miles B=2200feet find A
Then its just 2200/a * 100=%grade
For a rough easy quick estimate use
elevation change / road distance *100 = % grade
The steeper it gets the less acurate;
0.4% off at a true 20%,
1.25% off at a true 30% grade[it will give 28.75%],
and 3% off at a true 40%[result will be 37%])
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Originally Posted by MacMan
There is this mountain in the middle of Illinois that is steeper thgan anything you've seen in your life. I'm not kidding. It is, however, hard to find. Once you have conquered the Illinois Monster, as we locals call it, you know there is nothing that can stand in your way. You can spend a lifetime looking for this mountain, but it's there. Really. FEAR the Illinois Mountain ...
Would that be the Ohio street exit from River North in Chicago? Just kidding. I used to live downtown.
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Originally Posted by Oak Park Biker
Would that be the Ohio street exit from River North in Chicago? Just kidding. I used to live downtown.
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Originally Posted by MacMan
LOL! No, but you have to be MAD to cycle on half of those roads in the city!
You have to be MAD just to walk across the street in some parts of the City. But, I do miss Chicago.
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hells point, steuben county indiana.
Pity it's not cleared for biking...but a few stupid enough to try to sled down it had a rather painful ending. The drop is practically vertical, and completely lined in trees.
Pity it's not cleared for biking...but a few stupid enough to try to sled down it had a rather painful ending. The drop is practically vertical, and completely lined in trees.
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Originally Posted by ShinyBaldy
Baldwin Steet in new zealand 38%
While clearly not the toughest, Bopple Hill in Western New York state rises 600 feet in 0.8 miles. It's plenty tough.
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There is this mountain in the middle of Illinois that is steeper thgan anything you've seen in your life.
The Sears Tower.